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FOUR CRATES OF VINTAGE TINS AND TREEN, to include two vintage Schweppes wooden crates, two large salt glazed jars, height 28cm, a mid-century Teif Hoch weather station - (barometer, temperature, humidity), a wooden mantel clock (with key), wooden wall plaques, turned wooden fruit, a truncheon, bellows, cigar boxes, tins, a walking stick with eighteen Austrian metal walking badges, etc. (s.d) (4 boxes + loose)
A Rosewood Stick Barometer, signed T.Blunt, 22 Cornhill, London, circa 1800, swan neck pediment, bow fronted case, concealed mercury tube with a single vernier silvered dial signed, hygrometer and thermometer dials, ebonised urn shaped cistern cover97cm highCase with minor cracks and minor dents to the edges in parts, dials are clean, mercury visible in the tube. adjustment knobs are missing.
A George III mahogany and checquer strung stick barometer, the broken triangular pediment with an urn finial above a 3.75" brass dial signed 'P.Garof & Co, No 8 Hanover Street, Edinburgh', with a thermometer, some damage and restoration, 98cm highSome damage, including chips, including bottom right of door - lacking section on the face and an old patinated chip on the side.Some restoration, including reservoir cover, as hairline crack visible along the top.
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETER, WILLIAM BOWLEY, SHREWSBURYEARLY 19TH CENTURYWith open triangular pediment over silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches opposing the usual observations, the right-hand upper corner with engraved signature W'm Bowley, Shrewsbury, Fec't within a circular cartouche, set behind hinged glazed door over chevron strung and crossbanded trunk with visible tube flanked by angled banded veneers, above rounded base fitted with ring-turned domed cistern cover.100cm (39.5ins) high excluding brass finial, 15cm (6ins) wide. William Bowley is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as an engraver working from Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, 1809-18. Condition Report: The tube is intact and contains mercury but has extensive air locks hence will need refilling. The silvered scale is in sound original condition but has heavy patchy tarnishing/discolouration. The case is in sound original condition with faults limited to a filled bump/chip to the right hand side of the rounded base panel and minor bumps, scuffs, chips to mouldings and shrinkage; the surface is in untouched condition hence is a little dull/uneven hence would benefit from the attention of a good furniture finisher. Condition Report Disclaimer
Three boxes of various china wares to include Royal Doulton Series ware jug with monk decoration, Royal Worcester jug "Dr John Wall", oak framed wall barometer thermometer, mirrored brass wall bracket, warming pan, "Chamonix" hiking stick, various glass bottles, a box of various glassware, brass framed wall mirror, white painted demi lune side table, butterfly wing tray, modern brass and glass terrarium etc
A rosewood and mahogany stick barometer,c.1840, by C.A. Canti, London, the case with applied ivory vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches, the trunk with visible mercury tube leading to a half-ovoid cistern cover,92cm high IMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018, on account of it being made before 3 March 1947 with less than 10% ivory by volume. Ivory declaration submission reference: NGQUXVETCondition ReportSplit and minor restoration to ivory vernier.Wear in commensurate with use.Diameter of the tube approximately 12mm.
A George III mahogany stick barometer, the scale signed 'A. E. Abraham, Optician, Exeter', with visible mercury tube above the cistern cover, length 96cm.Provenance: The contents of a Cheshire Country House.Additional InformationThere are two small inset patches to the frame, these are possibly where hinges would have been, indicating a cover over the scale. Otherwise, retains a good colour and in good condition.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - Changes to description are shown in bold. Also estimates have been revised. Barometers, early 19th Century Mahogany 10in Dial Wheel Barometer, engraved 'J McQuinn, Holywell', with thermometer and hygrometer, G, restored, part of frieze moulding missing, air in mercury column; early 19th Century Mahogany Stick Barometer, paper scale printed 'Joseph Gatty, Dublin', with thermometer, F, lacks cistern cover and urn, mercury non-functional; and two mid-19th Century wheel barometers, one restored; (4)
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - Changes to description are shown in bold. Also estimates have been revised.Barometers, early 19th Century mahogany stick barometer, scale engraved 'Chas Aiano FECIT', (Canterbury), with thermometer adjacent, case with broken pediment, moulded edge and hemispherical cistern cover, G, air in column; with one mid-19th Century wheel barometer, G; (2)
A SCOTTISH MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER, CIRCA 1840Adie & Son, EdinburghThe arched silvered indicator scale, engraved with makers details, above a turned adjustment screw, and oval shaped reservoir cover, 95cm high, 8.5cm wide, 4.5cm deepFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Stick barometer Industrial stick barometer, signed Adie & Sons, Edinburgh, black enamelled casing to tube with glass cylinder shape cover to vernier, all mounted on oak board.length 104cm (41")Mercury appears to be reading correctly, glass casing in good order, no scratches to black enamel, mercury thermometer with air bubble in tube.
A Portuguese brass marine stick barometer, R.N. Desterro, Lisbon, in slender brass case with cylindrical cistern cover and gimbal with wall mount, the silvered register calibrated in barometric inches and with Vernier scale, signed 'J.J.B.L.M. 16a22 R.N. Desterro Lisbon', 95.5cm high Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale.This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information. The glass has been replaced by plastic and there are cracks to left side and wood with white paint marks is visible. The register with minor pitting and scratches. The brass case with knocks, scratches and tarnishing, and with marks to centre. The suspension loop attachment is slightly loose and there is Verdigris to loop. The mercury tube with some dirt visible, and there is some mercury at the top of the tube.The wall mount with scratches, Verdigris and tarnishing, as well as white paint to reverse.
A mid 19th century mahogany stick barometer signed 'C W Dixey, 3 New Bond St, London', the stepped pediment above an ivory register signed with the makers name, the thermometer similarly on an inscribed ivory register above a domed cistern, 95cm highPlease note this lot is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018, Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers LLP have applied for a de minimis exemption licence for the ivory in this lot Ref: CHUP957S
John Whitehurst and Sons - an early 19th century stick barometer, circa 1810, 97cm in lengthNo serial number as it was made before Whitehurst's used them. It has the original ball cover to the mercury compartment to the base and has been with the same Derbyshire family for over 100 years.'John Whitehurst was a member of the Lunar Society and was a world leading maker of clocks, atmospheric barometers and instruments in the 18th century. His nephew, John, took over the business, which traded as Whitehurst and Son from c.1805, and his son, also John, took the business up to the mid 19th century.'

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